Considering the importance the Giants place on pressuring Tom Brady, and how crucial it is for the Pats to give Brady time to throw, one of the biggest Super Bowl battles will pit Giants defensive lineman Osi Umenyiora against Patriots offensive tackle Matt Light.
And there's a nice little subplot to this one: Umenyiora hates Light.
"I don't know what it is that he does, but it's something that he's doing that really gets under my skin," said Umenyiora on Friday. "Because I'm not that type of guy, you know what I mean? He's probably the only person I've ever fought on a football field."
The two have fought twice, most recently in the teams' matchup in Foxboro in November. ("I tell him Matt beat him up both times," fellow defensive lineman Justin Tuck joked.) Umenyiora thinks another one would benefit the Giants.
"I think he's more important to his team than I am to mine right now," he said, "so if we can both fight, we both get kicked out and Jason-Pierre Paul and Tuck will have a field day."
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